Phonograph-record album



. P. N. SEA. PHON'OGRAPH RECORD ALBUM. APPL'ICATIQN FILED MAY5,1920.

' Patented Allg. 8, 1922..

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Application led May 5, 1920.

ln the construction of my improved album leaf members in the forni of envelopes entend from a back section which is hinged to a base, the leaf members underlapping at their outer ends to leave exposed sections for receiving printing indicative of the title edge is behind the outer edge of the top envelope, so that incr on the envelope is always visible.

n m the s'ide and when an album is withdrawn from the phonograph cabinet it is of course 'easy to see whether a certain record is in its envelope. However it is not always desirable to have to withdraw an album from the cabinet to ascertain whether or not a certain record is in place,- and one ofthe iinportant objects of my invention is therefore to provide simple indicating means which will indicate whether or not recordsl are in the envelopes, without need of removing the albui'n from the cabinet. This indicating means is preferably inthe form of a sight opening in the top sheet of each envelope near the exposed edge thereof, and a colored or other conspicuous surface on the under sheet below the sight opening. When a record is in its envelope it will be below the sight opening and over the surface, but when the record is withdrawn the surface will show through the sight opening. The records being usually black,- the color black will show through the sight yopening when the record is in place and when the record is removed the white, colored or other conspicuous surface will be visible so that plain indication is given at all times whether or not a record is in place. Unless the `color black shows at a sight opening the recordis either in use or has been misplaced.

Specification of Letters tent.

' engaging with the the record indicating print-` l phono-graph cabinet wit construction the envelope opens atr intent-eri nage, ieaa.

Serial No. 379,189.

As records, particularly when of dierent types as, for example, Victor records and (,olumbia records, are ofv varying thickness and diameter l preferably make provisions for causing the records to be held forwardly sufliciently so that at their front edges they will fully underlie the respective sight openings so as to avoid false indication. This l preferably accomplish by means of elastic rivets or other fasteners yieldingly securing together t-he top and bottom sheets vof'an envelope adjacent the inner edge of such elastic fastening members innerl edge of the record and 'urging it forwardly to keep its front edge underneath the sight opening. Any difference in thickness or diameter will thus be compensated for and the sight openings the record,

A. will always be covered whenever records are in the envelopes.

ln my improved construction and arrangement the albums can be inserted in the their printed ends exposed and one can see at a glance whether 4or not the record desired to be played is in its envelope without having to withdraw the album from the cabinet and open it up to the envelope indexed to contain suchl record.

On the accompanying drawings the im- 1jroved features of construction and arrange"- inent referred to are clearly illustrated.

@n the drawings:

Fig. l, is a plan view of an envelope with part of the cover broken away,

Fig. 2, is a side elevational view,

Fig. 3, isan enlarged plan view of a section of the album, and Y Fig. 4, is a sectional view on plane lr-4, Fig, 3.

' The album shown comprises a base membei' 5,v preferably of stiff 'materiah and a cover member 6 also preferably of stiff material, the base and cover members at their rear edges being connected by a back member 7 which is also preferably of stiff material. rllie hinge connections 8 and 9 of the back member with the base and cover members respectively permit free relative swing of the members.

Secured to the back member 7 at regular intervals and extending forwardly therefrom between the base and cover members are the leaf members l0, these members being all of the same length, they being shown as all havin the same length as the base members 5. ach leaf member has upper and lower walls 11 and 12 which walls are disconnected except at their inner ends in order to form record receiving envelopes or pockets 13. At their inner end the walls of each envelope are secured together as by gluing and are secured to the back number 7 by gluing their deflected rear; edges or tongues 14 to the back member as clearly shown in Fig.v 2. In the construction shown the envelopes are closed at their front ends and at one side, the opposite side being open for receiving records R, the top wall of each envelope being cut away as indicated in Fig.` 1 at 15 in order to expose a section of the enclosed record to permit the record to.

be more readily grasped for withdrawal.

The spacing of the leaf members along the back section 7 is greater than the combined thickness of an envelope and a contained record in order that when the envelopes are all filled the back section 7 will.`

be inclined rearwardly to cause thel envelopes to underlap at their front edges thereby to expose sections 16 on which may be printed the titles ofthe records contained within the respective envelopes. The cover member 6 is preferably also of the same length as the leaf members so it will permit thevtop leaf member to project forwardly a distance to receive the record indication pvrinting all as clearly shown in Fig.' 1.

ith this `arrangement the contents of the various albums in a cabinet are visible with-I out requiring withdrawal thereof or swingingjback of the covers 6. l

indicating'whether-or not a record is in an tom wall below-the sight hole.

arrangement when a record is placed in an- .through the hole.

, envelope material is such as to a'ord suffi cient contrast between it and the black colorl envelope, I provide a sight hole 17 in the top wall of each envelope adjacent its front edge and midway betweenits sides. On the i bottom wall of each envelope below the sight hole I apply coloring material or a piece of white or: colored paper, or, if the color of the envelope paper is sufficiently conspicuous I use the natural surface on lthefbotenvelope it willfunderlie the sight hole and the black ,color of ,the record will show On the other hand if the record is not in its envelope the back .wall of the envelope will be yvisible through the sight hole. If the natural color of the of the record no coloring or colored material need be applied on theback walls. For eX- ample, if the envelopes are of white paper, no coloring is necessary as the contrast between black and white is so great. However .if .the envelope material is of darker `color' so as not to afford suiicient contrast then the wall below the sight hole may be escribing now my improved 'means for.Y

forming the rear abutments With this painted white or red or some other conspicuous color, or a sticker 18 of white or coloredv paper may be applied against the back walls below the sight openings. Re-

ferring to F ig. 1, records are in all the en? hole will indicate an empty envelope swailfn able for a new record. v n .I

As records may vary slightly in thickness and diameter as for yexample vVictor and Columbia records, vI provide means for insuring proper positioningv of they records in the envelopes so that they will show below thev sight hole. Referring to Figs.l 1, l3 and 4c the means shown is in the form1 of elastic staplesor stitches 19 extending through'the top and bottom walls of each` envelope adja-` .centl the rear yedge of the record. f Theseelastic staples or stitches will exertv forward pressure against the `records to hold them with their frontl edges well against lthe ,front edges ofthe envelopes so that the sight opensk ings will-be fully covered. As shown holes 2O maybe cut through `the opposed walls of the envelopes yand a rubber cordvmay be looped through the holes and tied preferably at the under side of `the envelopes.Such` f elastic members can be i readily renewed should they break or wear out.V `Of course where the records in an album are all `ofthe same thickness and diameter suchv elastic riveti-ng means are unnecessary and inelastic metallic or'other rivet devices can be used for for records to hold lthem suficiently forward ,in the Lenvelopes when placed therein. I thus produce avery efficient and-.useful phonograph record album whoseindices and to the spacing of the leaf members 'being greaterv than the thickness of an envelope with a record therein the recordscan always lie entirely flat and they will not be subjected to strain or warping'.l I do not desire -to be limited to the precise construction and arrangement shown and described as modifications arepossible which would still come within the scope of the invention.

I claim as follows:

1. In va phonograph record combinationof a base, a cover, tion hinged to the base and cover,

album, ,the a back seca plurality whose sight holes are always visible. Owing of envelopes hinged at their rear edges to said back, said envelopes being closed at their front edges and open at their side edges for the reception of records, said base and envelopes and cover being all of the same length and spacing of said envelopes on said back being greater than the combined thickness of an envelope and the record therein whereby said envelopes when filled will underlap each other at their iront edges, there being a sight hole in the upper wall of each envelope at the center of its overlying section, the rear wall of each envelope being visible through said sight hole when a record is not in the envelope and the record being visible through said sight hole when in the envelope.

Q. In a phonograph record album, the combination of a folder structure, a plurality of record-receiving envelopes bound in said folder structure, there being a sight hole in the top wall of each envelope near the iront edge thereof, and an elastic abutment at the inner end of each envelope for engaging with a received record and forcing it forwardly to hold its front end below said sight hole.

3. In a phonograph record album, the combination of a cover structure, a plurality of envelopes hinged at their inner ends to said cover structure, each envelope having a sight hole in its upper wall adjacent its front edge, and elastic loops connecting the envelope walls at their inner ends, said elastic rivets adapted to engage with the rear edge of a received record and force said record 'forwardly to hold its Jfront end below said sight hole.

4. In a phonograph record album, the combination of a holder structure, a plurality of envelopes hinged at their inner edges on said holder structure, each envelope having a sight hole in its upper wall adjacent the front edge, and means at the inner end of each envelope Jfor forcing received records forwardly into position with their front ends below the sight holes.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 3rd day of May, A. D. 1920.

PHILIP N. SEA. 

